RapidBuyr Launches in Seattle

Company brings daily deals to small and mid-sized businesses, helping
them save up to 70% on local products and services

May 02, 2011 12:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RapidBuyr (www.RapidBuyr.com),
a daily deal site catering exclusively to small and mid-sized businesses
(SMBs), today announced it has launched local daily deals in Seattle.
The deals will feature deep discounts (30-70%) on important B2B/SMB
products and services from Seattle-based merchants including hardware,
software, web development & design, IT outsourcing, marketing, meetings,
staffing assistance, SaaS and cloud offerings, peripherals, information
subscriptions, office furniture and equipment, local services, travel
and sporting and business events.

RapidBuyr will distribute daily deals through its exclusive relationship
with strategic partner American City Business Journals (ACBJ), a
division of Advance Publications, Inc. and the nation's largest
publisher of metropolitan business newspapers. ACBJ will place the
RapidBuyr e-commerce service on each of its 40 web sites where eight
million unique SMB/B2B users visit monthly. In addition, ACBJ will
promote the co-branded daily deals across its network of weekly business
journals, newsletters, and other subscriber communications.

Seattle-businesses can access RapidBuyr’s daily deals in a variety of
ways:

Visit Puget Sound Business Journal’s site, www.bizjournals.com/seattle,
to access deals through the RapidBuyr/American City Business Journal
e-commerce engine

Sign up for email alerts at www.rapidbuyr.com.
Just provide an email address and a zip code.

“We are pleased to bring Seattle businesses some of the best deals
around for local products and services – and to also help local
merchants reach new audiences in this market,” stated Tom Aley,
president & CEO of RapidBuyr. “We are very selective about the
businesses and products offered through RapidBuyr. Our staff does its
due diligence to make sure that each merchant makes the grade.”

"Part of the mission of the Business Journal is to connect local
business owners and leaders to business opportunities,” commented Emory
Thomas Jr., publisher, Puget Sound Business Journal. “This is exactly
what we're doing through RapidBuyr in a very direct way."

RapidBuyr’s inaugural deal in Seattle is 42% off high-quality business
cards from Getting Personal Imprinting LLC. For $100, the deal includes
3 sets of 1,000 full-color, gloss cover business cards, plus three
laser-engraved nametags. Further deal details can be found at www.rapidbuyr.com.

“I jumped at the opportunity to partner with RapidBuyr – it’s a
fantastic way for smaller, locally-owned, independent businesses to
introduce their products and services to a broader audience,” stated
Judi Brown, Co-Owner, Getting Personal Imprinting LLC. “I chose
RapidBuyr because it allows me to distribute highly targeted offers to
the customers I want to attract.”

RapidBuyr also offers national daily deals for small and mid-sized
businesses. The current national deal is $299.95 for the first 150 units
sold for a Lenovo G650 Notebook PC (MSRP $499). While quantities last,
additional units will be available at $399.95. Further deal details can
be found at www.rapidbuyr.com.
In addition to Seattle, RapidBuyr today also launched in Cincinnati,
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Phoenix, Portland, St. Louis and Tampa, with more
than 30 additional local launches planned for the coming weeks.

About RapidBuyr

RapidBuyr offers daily deals — local and nationwide — for small and
medium businesses (SMBs). The site provides millions of businesses with
deep discounts (30-70%) on products and services such as computers,
software, peripherals, information subscriptions, general merchandise,
local services, travel and sporting events. Founded by successful
entrepreneurs from Amazon, Microsoft, CNET, Dow Jones and Ziff Davis,
the company’s exclusive relationship with American City Business
Journals powers local distribution and enables access to a highly
targeted business audience. For more information, visit www.RapidBuyr.com